IPSWICH , Mass. — November 18, 2005 — In response to the growing demand for easily-accessible health & wellness info rmation, EBSCO Publishing is pleased to announce the availability of Health Library ™ . This resource allows hospitals and other medical facilities to enhance their Web sites with a cutting-edge patient education service. In addition, Health Library is the ideal solution for public libraries and corporations seeking to provide patrons/employees with the latest info rmation on personal health & wellness.

Health Library provides comprehensive coverage of health, wellness, and other medical-related topics presented in an easy-to-understand manner. With a collection of resources on conditions, procedures, interactive tools, the latest news from medical journals, and more than 75 extensive Wellness and Therapeutic Centers, this database is the ideal resource for patient/consumer education needs. All of the content is written for the lay reader and organized in the way that most consumers seek info rmation – from Basic to In-Depth to Comprehensive. The articles in this resource reflect national clinical practice guidelines and are free of racial, gender, or other bias.

All of the evidence-based, proprietary content included in Health Library is written and reviewed by experts. All proprietary content is URAC accredited – meeting the 53 rigorous standards required by URAC for accreditation. Each item undergoes a rigorous, multilayered review process before it is made available to end-users. A comprehensive collection of medical sources is utilized and cited during the content creation and update process. Furthermore, all of the data in Health Library is reviewed and updated on a regular basis to reflect the most recent info rmation and research available.

Health Library is the perfect resource for a hospital’s community web pages. The presence of strong patient info rmation on a hospital’s web site shows the community that the institution has a vested interest in their health and well-being. The quality patient info rmation in Health Library can assist a hospital in meeting JCAHO standards. The way in which content is delivered allows hospitals to easily integrate such info rmation directly into their community presence. With different levels of integration available, even hospitals with limited web services resources can quickly and easily incorporate Health Library into their community pages. Those hospitals with more extensive web services departments can take advantage of the advanced implementation schemes that are available.

Today, human resources departments are looking for ways to help employees live a healthier lifestyle by increasing their awareness of the latest medical research. Health Library offers a variety of solutions to meet this goal such as interactive graphical resources, self-assessment tools, and healthy living calculators. Through Health Library, corporations can assist their employees in better understanding their own personal health care issues while also developing an overall healthier approach to living.

EBSCO Publishing is part of the EBSCO Information Services group. EBSCO Information Services provides libraries and research centers with online and print journal subscription services, e-resource access and management services, full-text and secondary database development and access, an OpenURL-compliant link resolver, online book purchasing and related information services. EBSCO maintains a title database of more than 300,000 title listings and upholds relationships with more than 78,000 publishers around the world. EBSCO’s 32 Regional Offices worldwide are staffed with personnel who speak the local language and understand the particular challenges faced by librarians in their areas, offering a uniquely personal level of service. Specialized divisions serve academic, biomedical, government, public, school and special libraries as well as corporations. For more information, visit www.ebsco.com.